Raising a Genderfull Kid
I’m trying to raise a tiny human. It’s not an easy ride, but then parenting never is. It’s hard for everyone for different reasons, for me it’s a mix of mental health problems and trying to raise a kid encumbered...
Tagged: parenting
Nursery Fears
There are lots of things to worry about when you send a kid to nursery. Will they get along with the staff, the other children, the change in routine? Will they miss us. Will they miss us at all or...
Parkfield Parents, No Outsiders and Homophobia
I must be dreaming, because I swear section 28 was repealed but it feels like we’ve gone back in time. Four schools in Birmingham have stopped teaching children that LGBTQ people exist. Hundreds of homophobic parents are protesting outside one...
Snappy’s Screen Time
I grew up in front of a television. I grew up being told my eyes would go square if I sat so close but mostly I was left to it. I read a lot too, both my parents read to...
Dear Nursery Staff…Anything Else We Need To Know
Snappy starts nursery this week. Just two afternoons a week, enough to get him out of Bethends hair and into the hair of someone else for a few hours. I mean, just enough to socialise him and prepare him for...
The Real Risks Of Having Kids And Cats
I got a lot of questions and criticisms about having so many animals while bethend was pregnant. People expected me to get rid of four cats (and some chickens and a hamster) because of risk to the baby. Even though...
Two Years Old
Today is Snappy’s second birthday and I cannot describe to you how awesome the last two years have been. The last two months. The last two days. Today, I let him take a two-hour nap on my lap today because he...
Urban Legends, Myths, Drugs and Spiders – Stuff My Parents Used To Say
So, my parents are a bit weird. This much has been very clear to me over the years. my mum is getting worse I think whereas both my dad and step-parent Jay remain at a steady level of completely batshit....
